Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Cemetery

On the weekend Paul and i went for a drive and a coffee.We drove through some of my favourite local villages and countryside. Sometimes i forget to just how beautiful where i live is, when you stick to the motorways you miss all the beauty of the countryside.

We drove through one of my favourite villages of Pendoylan, its beauty is recognised with awards for best kept village and such. It is really a wonderful place and has the most beautiful church with a small cemetery that had headstones from 1912 and even earlier.

Cemeteries don't scare me, i find them absolutely fascinating... reading the headstones is such an eye opener, the love is almost tangible. Husbands and wives, sons and daughters, soldiers and babies. The headstones capture in a mere sentence a lifetime of feelings. Its tiny glimpses into lives gone by, i always find it pretty moving and humbling.

I also have a huge penchant for really old churches, the old stone work and dainty glass windows fascinate me. If walls could talk, i bet this church could tell some stories! I guess my love for historic places ties hand in hand with my love for all things vintage, which is strange as i never did pay much attention in history class. These days i spend more time looking backwards to the past for inspiration than i do looking forward.

This outfit is a little inspired by the fact that i've been watching and reading all of the Call The Midwife series which i mentioned the other day. Based in the 1950's some of the clothes are staggeringly stunning, eben the pinny's and house coats they wore fascinate me. Nurse Jenny Lee caught my eye when she tied her scarf around her shoulders in such a lady-like manner. Simply put, it looked beautiful! Sometimes a little bit of old fashioned beauty can be a good thing. I'm not sure my car print dress mixed with my stripes would have gone down well in the '50's but, thats the wonderful thing about the era we live in right now, we get to mix and match to our hearts content!

that church is so beautiful! you inspired me to blog about my favorite new hat today- hehe. i follow you on instagram and love your outfits but have only just discovered your blog! it's really lovely. and your shoes here? BIG LOVE! kath xx

Loving that print Rachel. I think the tights/shoes and scarf just give such a classy nod to the past, whilst as you say the print mixing is a nod to the present! As always cute and enviable - thanks for linking up with WW xo

In looking at this, I kept thinking 'did she change her hair?' and then I realized "no! she's just not wearing a hat.' Haha. I think sans hat + red lip gives you a very different look, but it works. :)

I love cemeteries! I love going to New Orleans and seeing their historic and beautiful cemeteries. They have so many and the stories are so fascinating. I love all your photos, they have so much character and I am obsessed with your vintage style!

thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday. love the print on the dress and the scarfOLD cemeteries do not scare me but going to where my Dad is buried makes me a little uncomfortable. I think we can honor relatives that have passed in our memories,without visiting their grave

Charming - both the location & your outfit :-). I adore places like this & wish we had more in our area. Old churches are just so beautiful. Also, I love the sailor type collar you've added to your dress with that scarf. This I need to try!xo Marisa